Saturday, April 23, 2016

Welcome
to Leg 9! Last time, on Ooo,
Girl, Sand!,6
teams made their way to Dubai. Sheri immediately got lost when she
had to drive herself. Everyone else managed to deal with camels in
various ways, but not faster than Brodie and Kurt, who managed to get
to the Roadblock first, stumping Brodie and causing the use of the Express
Pass. (It is important to note that Brodie has done exactly three
roadblocks: find an emerald in mud, hang glide in the snow, and this
one, which he Express Passed. When Brodie did the other two, Tyler
and Korey won the leg. Just saying.) In the meantime, Sheri and
Cole came in last, but were saved by the last non-elimination of the
season. Who will be eliminated. . . next? (click for more)

Clue:
Fly 4600 miles to Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia! Once there, make your
way to the town of Tabanan and find Tanah Lot Temple to get your next
clue. You have $132 for this leg of the race.

12:30
AM Burnie/Ashley (2nd)

1:18
AM Tyler/Korey (3rd)

1:31
AM Zach/Rachel (4th)

1:48
AM Dana/Matt (5th)

4:11
AM Sheri/Cole (6th)

So
teams make their way to Dubai International Airport. Teams arrive in
the following order:

1-
Brodie/Kurt

2-
Burnie/Ashley

3-
Tyler/Korey

4-
Zach/Rachel

5-
Dana/Matt

6-
Sheri/Cole

Brodie
and Kurt arrive first and do the research to find a direct flight to
Bali that leaves at 8:50 am and gets in at 10 pm, with plenty of
seats available. So, all the teams are on the flight to Bali.
Surprise. The Amazing Red Line takes teams to Denpasar where they
arrive in the following order:

1-
Brodie/Kurt

2-
Sheri/Cole

3-
Burnie/Ashley

4-
Tyler/Korey

5-
Zach/Rachel

6-
Dana/Matt

Teams
get taxis and travel to Tanah Lot. They arrive in the following
order:

1-
Brodie/Kurt

2-
Sheri/Cole

3-
Burnie/Ashley

4-
Tyler/Korey

5-
Zach/Rachel

6-
Dana/Matt

Once
they arrive, teams pull numbers to get their entrance times for the
next morning.

6:15
AM

1)
Brodie/Kurt

2)
Sheri/Cole

6:30
AM

1)
Burnie/Ashley

2)
Tyler/Korey

6:45
AM

1)
Zach/Rachel

2)
Dana/Matt

So,
teams sleep overnight and enter the temple complex the next morning
at the approved times. When they enter, they search for the marked
offerings and get their next clues in the following order:

1-
Brodie/Kurt

2-
Sheri/Cole

3-
Burnie/Ashley

4-
Tyler/Korey

5-
Zach/Rachel

6-
Dana/Matt

Teams
are now instructed to deliver two offerings to two different temples.
The first offering, a pile of fruit, presented with their clue, goes
to Enjung Galuh Temple, and when teams arrive, they receive their
next offering, a live python, which they carry to Tanah Lot Temple to
get their next clue. (Toyouke: "So much freaking out about snakes AND YET not one of these people made an Indiana Jones reference.")

Teams
arrive at Enjung Galuh in the following order:

1-
Brodie/Kurt –
after getting turned around, find a bunch of worshippers on the beach
and losing their lead.

2-
Burnie/Ashley

3-
Tyler/Korey

4-
Sheri/Cole

5-
Zach/Rachel

6-
Dana/Matt

Teams
pick up their snakes and return to Tanah Lot in the following order:

1-
Brodie/Kurt

2-
Tyler/Korey

3-
Burnie/Ashley

4-
Sheri/Cole

5-
Dana/Matt

6-
Zach/Rachel

Teams
are now instructed to Klungkung and run past the Bat Temple to find
the Salt Maker on Kusamba beach and get their next clue. Teams
arrive at the Salt Maker in the following order:

1-
Brodie/Kurt

2-
Burnie/Ashley

3-
Tyler/Korey

4-
Sheri/Cole

5-
Zach/Rachel

6-
Dana/Matt

Teams
open their clues, and Sheri and Cole find their Speed Bump.

SPEED
BUMP:

A
Speed Bump is a task that must be performed by the last place team on
a non-elimination leg when the non-elimination leg is not immediately
followed by the next leg. Once they complete this task, they may
return to the place where the Speed Bump occurred and continue the
leg. In this speed bump, the team must run back to the Bat Temple and
find the marked motorcyclist who serves meals on wheels. The team
must serve ten bowls of bakso for 10000 rupees each, and then each
eat a bowl themselves. Once complete, teams may continue the race
from where they left off.

Teams
complete the Speed Bump in the following order:

1-
Sheri/Cole

After
much bakso making and eating (Toyouke: "And bitching about how noodles and meatballs for breakfast is the weirdest thing ever"), they continue with the rest of the
teams.

Teams
arrive at the camp and receive a traditional blessing and their
gnomes. Tyler: “There will be lots of time to get to gno . . .
me.”

And
teams get the ninth roadblock clue.

ROADBLOCK:

Who’s
worth their salt?

In
this roadblock, one team member must collect seawater from the ocean
to prepare a marked plot for salt drying. Once the plot is watered,
they must scrape brine out of a hollow coconut tree. Once all the
brine is scraped, they must fill and tie four bags of salt to the
satisfaction of the judge. Once completed correctly, teams get their
next clue.

The
following teammates take the Roadblock:

1-
Kurt –
who lets us know that Brodie has to take at least one of the next two
roadblocks, as they are in roadblock trouble. We also learn that
Kurt is strong because he had cancer.2-
Burnie

3-
Tyler

4-
Rachel –
who immediately regrets this decision.

5-
Cole

6-
Matt

After
watering the plot, the roadblockers end up in the following order:

1-
Burnie 2- Kurt

3-
Tyler

4-
Cole

5-
Matt

6-
Rachel

After
much coconut tree scraping and salt bagging, teams complete the
Roadblock in the following order:

1-
Burnie/Ashley

2-
Tyler/Korey

3-
Brodie/Kurt

4-
Sheri/Cole

5-
Dana/Matt

6-
Zach/Rachel

Teams
are instructed to make their way to the town of Sanur and find
Mertasari Beach. Teams arrive in the following order:

1-
Burnie/Ashley

2-
Tyler/Korey

3-
Brodie/Kurt

4-
Sheri/Cole

5-
Dana/Matt

6-
Zach/Rachel

And
teams get the . . . TENTH roadblock clue.

ROADBLOCK:

Who
wants to go fly a kite?

In
this roadblock, one team member must build a giant Indonesian kite.
Then, using a group of kite enthusiasts, they had to get the kite
airborne. Once completed correctly, teams get their next clue. The
team member who did not complete the previous roadblock must complete
this Roadblock.

The
following teammates take the Roadblock:

1-
Ashley 2- Korey–
who likens the dragon head to one of Tyler’s exes. (Toyouke: "I have the feeling 'This reminds me of one of Tyler's exes' is a sentence Korey says a lot.")

3-
Brodie

4-
Sheri

5-
Dana

6-
Zach

After
much kite building and flying, teams complete the Roadblock in the
following order:

1-
Tyler/Korey

2-
Burnie/Ashley

3-
Sheri/Cole

4-
Dana/Matt

5-
Brodie/Kurt

6-
Zach/Rachel

Teams
now make their way to Semawang Beach and find an outrigger canoe to
take themselves to Pinisi Boat, the PIT STOP of the ninth leg of this
racearoundtheworld. The last team to arrive WILL be eliminated!

1-
Tyler/Korey – who
win $5000 each.

2-
Burnie/Ashley –
who finish second for the fourth consecutive time.

3-
Sheri/Cole

4-
Dana/Matt

5-
Brodie/Kurt –
who barely finish ahead of . . .

6-
Zach/Rachel

And
Zach and Rachel are eliminated. So they jump off the boat.

ORDER
NOW:

1st
– Tyler/Korey

2nd
– Burnie/Ashley

3rd
– Sheri/Cole

4th
– Dana/Matt

5th
– Brodie/Kurt

Next
week: More Indonesia! I see roosters, coconuts, and a double U-Turn.
Until next time!

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